Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇵🇪 Cuzco, Peru
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About Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21)
Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) at Cuzco, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersInner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) at Cuzco, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for necropol
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Necropolis and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21)
On the ground
Structures & features
12.7763° S · 71.8491° W · 307 m · 3 mapped features
- Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) – central necropolis and associated settlement element with stratified deposits12.7762° S · 71.8490° W
- Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) defining settlement or ritual space12.7764° S · 71.8490° W
- Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) ceremonial landscape12.7762° S · 71.8491° W